Another Taylor: Grammy Award winner Michael Bolton had encouraging words for local singer Lauren Taylor, 15. She performed for 90 minutes on a side stage before his San Diego Symphony Pops concerts Friday and Saturday nights.

Bolton, one of People magazine’s 2012 “Sexiest Men Alive,” thanked her after his show and urged her to keep writing songs.

The Scripps Ranch teen will perform again Aug. 23 and 24 before Debbie Gibson’s Pops concert.